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Magnetic Monopoles (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Yakov M. Shnir
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Description for Magnetic Monopoles (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Hardcover. Surveys the monopole problem on a few different levels, from classical electrodynamics up to N=2 SUSY Yang-Mills theory. This book presents a compact, 'bird's eye view' on the entire set of problems related with very notion of monopole including actual stand of the problem, related historical remarks and comprehensive bibliography. Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 550 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
“One would be surprised if Nature had made no use of it.” P.A.M. Dirac According to some dictionaries, one meaning of the notion of “beauty” is “symmetry”. Probably, beauty is not entirely “in the eye of the beholder”. It seemstoberelatedtothesymmetryoftheobject.Fromaphysicalviewpoint, this de?nition is very attractive: it allows us to describe a central concept of theoretical physics over the last two centuries as being a quest for higher symmetry of Nature. The more symmetric the theory, the more beautiful it looks. Unfortunately, our imperfect (at least at low-energy scale) world is full of nasty broken symmetries. This has impelled physicists to ... Read more
“One would be surprised if Nature had made no use of it.” P.A.M. Dirac According to some dictionaries, one meaning of the notion of “beauty” is “symmetry”. Probably, beauty is not entirely “in the eye of the beholder”. It seemstoberelatedtothesymmetryoftheobject.Fromaphysicalviewpoint, this de?nition is very attractive: it allows us to describe a central concept of theoretical physics over the last two centuries as being a quest for higher symmetry of Nature. The more symmetric the theory, the more beautiful it looks. Unfortunately, our imperfect (at least at low-energy scale) world is full of nasty broken symmetries. This has impelled physicists to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Number of Pages
532
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540252771
SKU
V9783540252771
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Reviews for Magnetic Monopoles (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
From the reviews of the first edition: "The modern era of the monopolic theory started in 1974 when Hooft and, independently, Polyakov found monopole solutions in quantum field theory … . This … is the subject of the carefully designed book by Shnir. It is written mainly for researchers and advanced students in theoretical physics ... Read more